Microsoft 365 Backup with Synology Active Backup

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The Synology Active Backup for Microsoft 365 is a tool that comes bundled free with some of Synology's NAS products. In this video, I am going to try out this tool for the first time and dig into what small business owners might want to think about when it comes to the issue of Microsoft 365 backup, or backup in general.
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What is a NAS? - • What is a NAS? In Plai...
Do you need Microsoft 365 backup? - • Need A Backup Plan For...
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:50 What is Synology and their products?
1:48 Synology Active Backup for Microsoft 365
2:53 Backup (and Microsoft 365 backup) basics
5:35 Synology's hardware
8:42 Active Backup set-up and demo
16:09 Easy, but what are the limitations?
19:05 Should you choose this solution?
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[@annehipolito7305]

We implemented this to our company and this is quite very good to have if youre small to medium size business. support is nice too.

[@brightideasagency]

Thanks for watching. I’m glad you’ve found the product useful.

[@Golfspieler]

Sehr gut erklärt! 👍👋

[@brightideasagency]

Thanks for watching

[@1NastyGit]

Nice video! A fine start for a home-office IT administrator (aka setting up backups for my wife 😍).

[@brightideasagency]

Thanks for watching. Glad it’s helpful. I’ve continued playing with the Synology for different things, it’s a very impressive product for a home business setting.

[@SuperPreacherX]

Great review, thanks! 👍

[@brightideasagency]

Thanks for watching!

[@andrewenglish3810]

The MS 365 backup requires you to have an enterprise license. Small and medium size buisnesses who don't need an enteprise license from MS 365 cannot access the MS 365 backup site.

[@brightideasagency]

I'm seeing M365 Backup as being able to be activated on tenants only with business accounts after setting up Syntex PAYG billing. If you're not seeing it as available, it may be another blocker as I don't think enterprise vs business licenses have any impact on its availability.

[@andreaverardo4175]

Thanks for the video, very instructive. I get an error, though, after I accept the requested permissions. My user as the clearances for accepting the requests but when I come back to the site I get the following error:
"Detected a network connection failure. Please check if your firewall settings are correct."
I know that the network of the NAS is working fine, so I wonder if it is possible that the microsoft settings of my organization are not allowing Synology to access what it needs. Do you have a suggestion?

[@brightideasagency]

It might be that some Microsoft endpoints needed for the back-up are not accessible through your firewall. That would be the first place I'd look if I got that error from the back-up job. There's probably some reference Synology publishes to help you fault find their errors too.

[@MrAdventmedia]

Good video, do you know the maximum amount of users that the Synoloy 365 Backup can be added. I have 400 users

[@brightideasagency]

Thanks for watching. Capacity is dependent upon your Synology device. There is guidance on their website with suggestions of the right device for different user quantities. With 400 you’re going to require something a little bigger than the one featured in my video I think.